1997 Château Cheval Blanc St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

Gus Kalaris

9.6

Classic,happy once again with this "off" vintage-
Quite good!

Dec 23rd, 2016

Patrick Sullivan

Western Mountain Regional manager estates division of Jackson Family Wines

9.6

Really not much to say here except holy crap this is good. Leather, bit of game, dark almost stewed fruits, cranberry. The tannins are pure silk

Sep 12th, 2016

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.1

No drinky until 2010...looks like someone had discipline

Apr 3rd, 2014

Jenifer Freebairn

8.2

Not a great vintage and although plenty of structure, just not beautiful fruit or tertiary character. A bit high on the Brett spectrum.

Jan 4th, 2014

Dhiraj Mallick

9.5

There are no words! Well, earthy forest floor

Jul 26th, 2020

LM Segal

9.4

Great breeding trumps a below-average vintage. Blind, the nose alone gives away the DNA of this phenomenal wine. This Merlot-dominated Cheval has a beautiful core of cocoa powder, prune and plums. Structure from sweet oak and cab franc skins come through on the finish. Excellent, but a world away from the 2000 that's a palate-reference for me. Don't wait on this one, this well-stored bottle felt past its apex.

Mar 28th, 2016